Alaska's Senior Senator Lisa Murkowski sat down with our Washington D.C reporter, Josh Rultenberg in a wide-ranging discussion on topics from the Albertsons-Kroger merger to how she will work with the incoming administration. 

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In this episode, hear from Charitie Ropati, a 23-year old trailblazing advocate recently named to Forbes 30 Under 30 list. She shares how her love of STEM inspired her to create a passion project for other indigenous girls to pursue science, technology, engineering and math.

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Alaska Supreme Court Chief Justice Peter Maassen is set to retire in January 2025 as he approaches the mandatory retirement age for justices in Alaska. Political reporter Steve Kirch had the opportunity to talk with Maassen about his time on the bench, as well as his thoughts about the Alaska Supreme Court having a female majority for the first time in state history.

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Reporter Lauren Maxwell sat down with U.S. Postal Inspector Alexander Laumb to discuss postal scams during the holidays and what to do if you are a victim of one. 

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Jane Angvik, a historic Alaska figure who was the first woman to serve as Anchorage Assembly chair from 1984-1985, spoke with political reporter Steve Kirch about the news of another historic milestone for women in Alaska — Alaska’s Supreme Court will soon have a female majority for the first time in the state’s history.

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Alaska is only three months from the start of the 2025 Iditarod — the 53rd running and the 100th anniversary of the original serum run. Sports Director Jordan Rodenberger sat down with Iditarod CEO Rob Urbach to talk about what's happening in the leadup to the big race.

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Sen. Dan Sullivan recently spoke with Alaska’s News Source about President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet picks, tariffs and combating the fentanyl crisis in Alaska. Listen to the full interview here.

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New report from the University of Maryland talks about how changes in sea-ice could increase storm damages on the Bering Sea coast. Reporter Georgina Fernandez spoke with Rick Thoman, Alaska Climate Specialist, about impacts and changes we're seeing already. Here is an extended version of that conversation.

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An Anchorage middle school student won the first National Civics Bee in Washington, D.C.on Nov. 11, 2024. Romig Middle Schooler Emily Brubaker, who won the Alaska state finals earlier this year, beat dozens of other national finalists.  When she returned to Alaska, Joe Allgood sat down with Emily and her dad to talk about the experience

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On Sunday, an explosion at a bonfire on Kodiak burned five teenagers. To help us better understand what that sort of recovery could mean investigative Reporter Johnson Kuhn spoke with one of the state's top burn doctors. Dr. Elisha Brownson couldn't speak about their specific recovery but helped us understand what the physical and mental recovery process is like. 

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